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Barbados vs Eswatini statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 1.24M in Eswatini (ranked 157/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 6,641 sq mi for Eswatini (ranked 184th vs. 154th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Eswatini
Population
282698
1267161
Population rank 175/197 156/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$4.89B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 162/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$3,936
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 131/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$11,784
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$1.82B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
38.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$1,465
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 129/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$3,418
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
6,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
23.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Barbados and Eswatini: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Eswatini economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Eswatini
Year GDP
Barbados Eswatini
1960 $80,021,847 $35,076,846
1961 $85,363,759 $43,026,043
1962 $88,782,583 $45,927,962
1963 $99,893,761 $54,129,438
1964 $99,252,731 $64,980,554
1965 $105,021,997 $70,279,972
1966 $113,195,123 $76,859,969
1967 $125,554,009 $74,759,970
1968 $125,733,669 $79,799,968
1969 $141,393,142 $105,419,958
1970 $166,210,203 $112,139,955
1971 $186,826,503 $136,462,081
1972 $213,725,217 $146,736,479
1973 $260,767,828 $221,915,128
1974 $311,804,630 $264,320,941
1975 $402,178,605 $288,299,789
1976 $435,911,269 $272,550,068
1977 $495,097,668 $304,060,076
1978 $552,883,707 $340,630,085
1979 $670,362,452 $412,093,134
1980 $1,012,280,615 $541,976,853
1981 $1,114,204,743 $570,774,825
1982 $1,163,923,830 $537,568,059
1983 $1,236,016,507 $555,336,146
1984 $1,346,890,071 $494,483,409
1985 $1,409,536,121 $360,079,419
1986 $1,547,755,183 $449,140,318
1987 $1,704,370,308 $584,126,092
1988 $1,812,757,918 $692,026,455
1989 $2,006,165,167 $696,921,542
1990 $2,012,131,457 $1,114,694,041
1991 $2,020,583,702 $1,156,135,718
1992 $1,957,000,000 $1,284,759,928
1993 $2,063,342,117 $1,357,189,552
1994 $2,151,344,901 $1,419,294,254
1995 $2,216,974,096 $1,698,989,464
1996 $2,363,645,403 $1,602,741,834
1997 $2,498,384,130 $1,716,714,070
1998 $2,817,083,478 $1,576,908,856
1999 $2,951,822,205 $1,547,888,496
2000 $3,059,500,000 $1,738,093,840
2001 $3,054,500,000 $1,542,477,309
2002 $3,106,500,000 $1,432,221,739
2003 $3,209,500,000 $2,197,598,466
2004 $3,444,500,000 $2,770,082,792
2005 $3,819,500,000 $3,178,112,499
2006 $4,217,323,400 $3,291,330,019
2007 $4,675,767,950 $3,469,381,231
2008 $4,790,410,400 $3,294,084,314
2009 $4,466,809,600 $3,580,428,053
2010 $5,191,188,500 $4,438,765,086
2011 $5,342,183,800 $4,820,478,680
2012 $5,271,257,500 $4,886,551,484
2013 $5,361,158,350 $4,464,726,181
2014 $5,365,976,700 $4,286,015,248
2015 $5,288,057,750 $3,909,281,650
2016 $5,330,761,500 $3,724,180,911
2017 $5,517,340,450 $4,463,673,661
2018 $5,629,916,200 $4,644,696,656
2019 $5,788,288,000 $4,616,996,145
2020 $5,168,344,450 $4,120,621,325
2021 $5,275,242,050 $4,785,708,166
2022 $6,257,303,500 $4,741,163,885
2023 $6,720,733,200 $4,604,172,127
2024 $7,165,000,000 $4,891,883,720

Barbados and Eswatini economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Eswatini
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Eswatini
1960 $347 $101.6
1961 $366 $121.8
1962 $377 $127.1
1963 $421 $146.4
1964 $414 $171.6
1965 $433 $181
1966 $462 $192.7
1967 $508 $182.8
1968 $506 $190.4
1969 $567 $245.2
1970 $666 $254.2
1971 $750 $301
1972 $856 $315
1973 $1,042 $463
1974 $1,243 $536
1975 $1,601 $568
1976 $1,734 $521
1977 $1,968 $563
1978 $2,198 $610
1979 $2,668 $714
1980 $4,025 $908
1981 $4,417 $925
1982 $4,599 $843
1983 $4,866 $843
1984 $5,284 $726
1985 $5,510 $510
1986 $6,031 $611
1987 $6,625 $765
1988 $7,033 $865
1989 $7,773 $832
1990 $7,781 $1,278
1991 $7,790 $1,273
1992 $7,519 $1,362
1993 $7,905 $1,397
1994 $8,223 $1,461
1995 $8,460 $1,751
1996 $9,012 $1,619
1997 $9,522 $1,705
1998 $10,734 $1,547
1999 $11,244 $1,502
2000 $11,675 $1,669
2001 $11,640 $1,468
2002 $11,760 $1,352
2003 $12,076 $2,060
2004 $12,886 $2,581
2005 $14,214 $2,945
2006 $15,620 $3,035
2007 $17,235 $3,181
2008 $17,566 $3,000
2009 $16,295 $3,240
2010 $18,860 $3,993
2011 $19,346 $4,312
2012 $19,034 $4,348
2013 $19,308 $3,951
2014 $19,278 $3,772
2015 $18,954 $3,421
2016 $19,066 $3,240
2017 $19,693 $3,854
2018 $20,056 $3,973
2019 $20,584 $3,913
2020 $18,347 $3,455
2021 $18,697 $3,966
2022 $22,164 $3,890
2023 $23,804 $3,742
2024 $25,366 $3,936

Barbados vs. Eswatini life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Eswatini
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Eswatini
1950 53.6 43.4
1951 54.7 43.7
1952 55.9 44
1953 57 44.3
1954 58.3 44.6
1955 59 44.8
1956 60.5 45.1
1957 61.7 45.4
1958 62.4 45.8
1959 63.3 46.1
1960 64.1 46.4
1961 65 46.7
1962 65.7 47.1
1963 66.2 47.5
1964 66.7 47.9
1965 67.2 48.4
1966 67.7 49
1967 67.9 49.5
1968 68.2 50.1
1969 68.5 50.6
1970 68.5 51.2
1971 68.8 51.8
1972 69.1 52.4
1973 69.1 53
1974 69.4 53.7
1975 69.8 54.4
1976 70.1 55.2
1977 70.6 56
1978 71.1 56.8
1979 71.5 57.5
1980 72.1 58.2
1981 72.6 58.8
1982 72.9 59.5
1983 73.2 58.4
1984 73.3 60.4
1985 73.3 61.2
1986 73.4 61.6
1987 73.5 61.9
1988 73.4 61.9
1989 73.4 61.7
1990 73.5 61.2
1991 73.5 60.4
1992 73.6 59.3
1993 73.7 58.1
1994 73.8 56.6
1995 73.9 55.1
1996 74.1 53.3
1997 74 51.7
1998 74.5 50.1
1999 74.6 48.8
2000 74.6 47.6
2001 74.7 46.3
2002 74.8 45.4
2003 74.9 44.6
2004 75.1 43.9
2005 75 44
2006 75 44.6
2007 75.3 45.2
2008 75.3 45.9
2009 75.5 46.9
2010 75.5 48.3
2011 75.6 49.1
2012 75.7 50.7
2013 75.8 52.1
2014 75.9 53.5
2015 76.1 54.9
2016 76.2 56.2
2017 76.2 57.6
2018 76.4 58.7
2019 76.5 59.8
2020 76.6 59.9
2021 76.6 58.2
2022 75.7 63
2023 76.2 64.1
2024 76.3 64.3
2025 76.5 64.4

Barbados and Eswatini population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Eswatini
Year Population
Barbados Eswatini
1960 230,893 345,337
1961 233,148 353,264
1962 235,224 361,365
1963 237,557 369,759
1964 239,958 378,656
1965 242,417 388,336
1966 244,996 398,766
1967 247,091 409,031
1968 248,540 419,147
1969 249,444 429,875
1970 249,387 441,216
1971 249,168 453,183
1972 249,658 465,788
1973 250,322 479,038
1974 250,777 492,988
1975 251,175 507,673
1976 251,442 523,330
1977 251,626 540,348
1978 251,551 558,446
1979 251,269 577,199
1980 251,524 596,644
1981 252,270 616,808
1982 253,095 637,652
1983 253,992 658,957
1984 254,920 680,783
1985 255,820 706,196
1986 256,618 734,732
1987 257,279 763,811
1988 257,763 799,798
1989 258,109 837,800
1990 258,582 872,428
1991 259,373 908,189
1992 260,267 943,416
1993 261,027 971,318
1994 261,620 971,212
1995 262,039 970,433
1996 262,284 989,841
1997 262,392 1,006,635
1998 262,436 1,019,653
1999 262,517 1,030,782
2000 262,063 1,041,414
2001 262,425 1,051,064
2002 264,148 1,059,441
2003 265,776 1,066,700
2004 267,298 1,073,159
2005 268,706 1,079,022
2006 270,002 1,084,436
2007 271,288 1,090,705
2008 272,714 1,098,091
2009 274,123 1,105,153
2010 275,243 1,111,650
2011 276,139 1,117,833
2012 276,938 1,123,863
2013 277,665 1,129,990
2014 278,348 1,136,299
2015 278,990 1,142,813
2016 279,598 1,149,507
2017 280,171 1,158,195
2018 280,711 1,168,929
2019 281,207 1,179,874
2020 281,698 1,192,729
2021 282,147 1,206,593
2022 282,318 1,218,917
2023 282,336 1,230,506
2024 282,467 1,242,822

Fertility rates in Barbados and Eswatini

Fertility rate
Barbados

Eswatini
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Eswatini
1960 4.71 6.75
1961 4.15 6.77
1962 4.3 6.79
1963 4.3 6.8
1964 4.21 6.79
1965 4.18 6.79
1966 4.14 6.8
1967 3.6 6.77
1968 3.57 6.76
1969 3.34 6.76
1970 3.08 6.75
1971 3.2 6.74
1972 3.15 6.72
1973 2.87 6.72
1974 2.65 6.71
1975 2.45 6.71
1976 2.24 6.7
1977 2.2 6.68
1978 1.84 6.65
1979 1.86 6.61
1980 1.78 6.57
1981 1.85 6.54
1982 1.86 6.49
1983 1.86 6.43
1984 1.75 6.36
1985 1.77 6.28
1986 1.69 6.11
1987 1.61 5.9
1988 1.58 5.69
1989 1.64 5.48
1990 1.84 5.3
1991 1.84 5.13
1992 1.8 4.98
1993 1.77 4.82
1994 1.73 4.66
1995 1.7 4.52
1996 1.67 4.38
1997 1.65 4.24
1998 1.62 4.13
1999 1.78 4.09
2000 1.93 4.03
2001 1.96 3.94
2002 1.86 3.85
2003 1.86 3.8
2004 1.8 3.76
2005 1.74 3.7
2006 1.7 3.63
2007 1.76 3.58
2008 1.76 3.57
2009 1.77 3.5
2010 1.79 3.38
2011 1.76 3.32
2012 1.73 3.27
2013 1.73 3.24
2014 1.73 3.18
2015 1.73 3.12
2016 1.72 3.07
2017 1.72 3.02
2018 1.72 2.97
2019 1.72 2.93
2020 1.71 2.89
2021 1.71 2.84
2022 1.71 2.8
2023 1.71 2.75

Barbados and Eswatini demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Eswatini
Year Median age, years
Barbados Eswatini
1960 21.9 16.6
1961 21.8 16.4
1962 21.8 16.3
1963 21.8 16.1
1964 21.8 16.1
1965 21.8 16.1
1966 21.8 16.1
1967 21.9 16.1
1968 22.1 16.2
1969 22.2 16.2
1970 22.4 16.3
1971 22.6 16.3
1972 22.8 16.3
1973 23 16.2
1974 23.2 16.2
1975 23.5 16.1
1976 23.8 16
1977 24.1 15.9
1978 24.5 15.8
1979 24.9 15.7
1980 25.3 15.6
1981 25.7 15.5
1982 26.1 15.4
1983 26.5 15.3
1984 26.9 15.3
1985 27.3 15.2
1986 27.7 15.3
1987 28 15.3
1988 28.4 15.6
1989 28.7 15.9
1990 29.1 16.1
1991 29.5 16.3
1992 29.9 16.5
1993 30.4 16.7
1994 30.8 16.3
1995 31.3 16.1
1996 31.7 16.3
1997 32.1 16.6
1998 32.6 16.9
1999 33 17.3
2000 33.3 17.6
2001 33.7 17.8
2002 34 18.1
2003 34.3 18.3
2004 34.6 18.5
2005 34.9 18.6
2006 35.3 18.7
2007 35.6 18.9
2008 36 19.1
2009 36.3 19.4
2010 36.5 19.6
2011 36.8 19.9
2012 37.1 20.2
2013 37.4 20.5
2014 37.7 20.7
2015 37.9 21
2016 38.2 21.2
2017 38.5 21.5
2018 38.7 21.8
2019 39 22.1
2020 39.2 22.4
2021 39.4 22.6
2022 39.6 22.8
2023 39.9 23
2024 40.2 23.2

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Finance

Barbados Eswatini
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$4.45B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
32.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
6.03%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.57%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
3,000
1999
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
34.6%
2023
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
51.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
34.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
42.7%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
1.4%
2016
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
6
2007
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$234M
2007
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$479M
2023
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$33.3M
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
345,299
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
0.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.1%
2024

Energy

Barbados Eswatini
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
959 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
1.39 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
1.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
64.7%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.99%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,137 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
83.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
60.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
86.4%
2023

Society

Barbados Eswatini
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
-6,754
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
25%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
28
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
12.7
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
33.5
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
81
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
90.8%
2022
English speaking
100%
2023
48.2%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
57.6%
2023

Health

Barbados Eswatini
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$283.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$29.4
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
1.59
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
45
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
30.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
7.9%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
9.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
6.79 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Eswatini
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
5,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
4,614 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
1,935 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
2,342 mi
2019

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